Off the beaten path: It’s where to find some of the best faith stories
MIDVALE, IDAHO — My reporting journeys have taken me to most of America’s major cities. New York. Chicago. Los Angeles. Houston. Washington. I love covering…
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Bringing restoration to a new generation
For many people, history is boring, or there is no perceived benefit to studying about people who might as well be from outer space due…
144-year-old Idaho church survives and thrives
MIDVALE, IDAHO — Sunflowers and knee-high yellow grass line U.S. Highway 95, the two-lane blacktop through this blink-and-miss-it farm town. Little green signs at each…
‘The Chosen’ films the Crucifixion: How it’ll be different from Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion’
OKLAHOMA CITY — More than two decades ago, I covered the opening of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” movie for The Associated Press.…
Settlement requires sale of historic Nashville church building
The estate of A.M. Burton has reached a settlement agreement with the Nashville Church of Christ after years of dispute over the downtown Nashville, Tenn.,…
York inaugurates 22nd president
York University in York, Neb., has inaugurated its 22nd president, Timothy Westbrook. Westbrook replaces Samuel Smith, who left York last year to head Mount Dora…
Rochester Christian to inaugurate 11th president
Rochester Christian University in Rochester Hills, Mich., will inaugurate its 11th president Oct. 24 in a campus investiture during homecoming festivities. Reggies Wenyika began work…
A camp where everyone belongs
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Autism. Down syndrome. Cerebral palsy. Spina bifida. Blindness. These are some of the disabilities represented by about 40 children — and a…
‘Doing good in Jesus’ name’
The Laurel Church of Christ’s front door opens to one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Tennessee, and at its back door lies one of the…
Editorial: When politics divide us
This is what it looks like for politics to divide us. A 31-year-old husband and father was brutally and senselessly murdered in front of the…
